Rotorua
5-8 JanuaryChecked in Rotorua into the Spa Lodge - a tiny, but really nice backpackers directly in the town center. Rotorua is well known for the sulfur thermal hot springs which creates the typical "evil eggy smell" ...
Went to Waimangu, a volcanic valley, had a good 2 hour walk/hike alongside all of those bubbling and sizzeling hot water (mud) pools and geysers. Done the 45 mins boat tour and then didn't take the shuttle bus back but walked the whole track back ... that was really good :)
Met Dawn & Daniel from Toronto and spent the whole evening playing poker and the next day with them. We had a really "hell" day :) First we went to Hell's Gate, which is a geothermal park and a mud spa. Had a walk first and then some fun in the mud pools - a extremly cold shower afterwards to wash off all the mud and then we were allowed in the thermal pools :) On our way back to town we did pick up a pizza at Hell's pizza - yummy! The evening was rounded by a great kayaking trip to (again) hot water pools which can be reached only via boat. That was a lot of "spa-ing" for one day ... felt asleep in front of the TV at "Ocean's Eleven" ;)
Do you know what a ZORB is?!? No? It's best described as a human washing machine ... and I DID IT! :) - even though I said just 5 days ago "No way I'm doing a Zorb ..." - and it was hilarious or as my new Canadian friends say AWESOME! So much fun! :)) Check it out at www.zorb.com (I did twice the hydra zig-zag zorb)
And as the Polynesian Spa was unfortunately fully booked on Monday I made my way to Whakatane ...
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